Snow Climatology

Snow Information for Lexington, Kentucky

Snowfall

Records:

Latest spring trace: May 25, 1925 (T)
Latest spring 0.1": May 20, 1894 (6.0") 
Latest spring 1.0": May 20, 1894 (6.0")
Latest spring 4.0": May 20, 1894 (6.0")
Earliest final spring trace: February 28, 1945 (T)
Earliest final spring 0.1": January 30, 2017 (0.4")
Earliest final spring 1.0": December 18, 1951 (2.8")
Earliest final spring 4.0": November 24, 1938 (4.2")
Earliest fall trace: October 6, 1952 (T)
Earliest fall 0.1": October 19, 1972 (0.2")
Earliest fall 1.0": October 30, 1925 (2.3")
Earliest fall 4.0": November 2, 1966 (7.5")
Latest first fall trace: December 25, 2001 (T)
Latest first fall 0.1": January 30, 1932 (0.1")
Latest first fall 1.0": March 5, 2012 (5.0")
Latest first fall 4.0": April 4, 1987 (4.8")

Maximum Calendar Day Snowfall for Each Month: 
January: 13.4" January 26, 1943
February: 11.0" February 4, 1998
March: 10.0" March 5, 2015
April: 4.8" April 4, 1987
May: 6.0" May 20, 1894
October: 2.3" October 30, 1925
November: 7.5" November 2, 1966
​December: 9.5" December 6, 1910

Averages:

Average last spring trace: April 6
Average last spring 0.1": March 22
Average last spring 1.0": February 28
Average last spring 4.0": February 9
Average first fall trace: November 13
Average first fall 0.1": November 29
Average first fall 1.0": December 20
Average first fall 4.0": January 19

Snow Depth

Records:

Latest spring trace: April 22, 1901 (T)
Latest spring 1": April 21, 2021 (1")
Latest spring 4": March 29, 1970 (4")
Earliest final spring 1": December 19, 1951 (3")
Earliest fall trace: October 23, 1917 (T)
Earliest fall 1": October 30, 1925 (2")
Earliest fall 4": November 3, 1966 (5")
Latest first fall 1": March 11, 1992 (1")

Winters without an inch or more of snow depth: 1949-50, 1972-73

Maximum Snow Depth for Each Month:
January: 14" January 14, 1917 and January 20-22, 1978
February: 17" February 7, 1998
March: 12" March 10, 1960...March 12, 1960...March 5, 2015
April: 2" April 19, 1901...April 8, 1916...April 1, 1961
October: 2" October 30, 1925
November: 8" November 27, 1950
December: 11" December 29, 1935

Averages:

Average last spring 1": February 26
Average last 4": February 8
Average first fall 1": December 20
Average first fall 4": January 15

Last updated November 3, 2024

Snow Information for Bowling Green, Kentucky*

Snowfall

Records:

Latest spring trace: April 30, 1908
Latest spring 0.1": April 30, 1908
Latest spring 1.0": April 30, 1908
Latest spring 4.0": April 20, 1904
Earliest final spring trace: February 10, 2011
Earliest fall trace: October 18, 1989
Earliest fall 0.1": October 20, 1913
Earliest fall 1.0": October 20, 1913
Earliest fall 4.0": November 2, 1966
Latest first fall trace: March 13, 1932

Maximum Calendar Day Snowfall for Each Month:
January: 12.2" January 22, 2016
February: 13.0" February 12, 1910
March: 18.0" March 9, 1960
April: 5.0" April 20, 1904
October: 3.0" October 30, 1925
November: 8.0" November 2, 1966
December: 8.0" December 29, 1935

Averages (1932-pesent):

Average last spring trace: March 21
Average last spring 0.1": February 24
Average last spring 1.0": February 17
Average last 4.0": February 6
Average first fall trace: November 29
Average first fall 0.1": December 24
Average first fall 1.0": January 2
Average first fall 4.0": January 23

Snow Depth

Records:

Latest spring trace: April 25, 1910
Latest spring 1": April 25, 1910
Latest spring 4": March 27, 1947
Earliest fall trace: October 30, 1925
Earliest fall 1": October 30, 1925
Earliest fall 4": November 2, 1966

Winters without an inch or more of snow depth (1932-present): 1936-37, 1940-41, 1949-50, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1991-92, 1999-2000, 2021-2022

Maximum Snow Depth for Each Month:
January: 14" January 15, 1917
February: 14" February 13, 1910
March: 12" March 9, 1960
April: 1" April 21, 1904...April 25, 1910...April 14, 1943...April 18, 1983
October: 1" October 30, 1925
November: 8" November 2, 1966
December: 9" December 14, 1917

Averages (1932-present):

Average last spring 1": February 14
Average last 4": February 5
Average first fall 1": January 4
Average first fall 4": January 19

*Snowfall and snow depth data for Bowling Green are somewhat spotty, especially before 1932. The dates and amounts given here are taken from the best available information available at this time.

Last updated November 3, 2024